Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 9th November, 2021.

I, JACK CHAMBERS, Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 9 (1) of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 (No. 34 of 2012) (as adapted by the Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 403 of 2020 )) and the Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 547 of 2020 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Gaeltacht Act 2012 (Designation of Gaeltacht Service Towns) Order 2021.

2. A town specified in the Schedule is designated to be a Gaeltacht Service Town for the purposes of section 9(1) of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 (No. 34 of 2012).

SCHEDULE

Gaeltacht Service Town: Daingean Uí Chúis, Co. Kerry

(1) The following town: Daingean Uí Chúis

Gaeltacht Service Town: Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

(1) The following town: Letterkenny

Gaeltacht Service Town: Galway City, Co. Galway

(1) The following town: Galway City

GIVEN under my hand,

13 October 2021

JACK CHAMBERS,

Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.